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Shalimar Parfum Initial(2011)

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Created by Thierry Wasser for Guerlain, this variant of Shalimar opens on bergamot and citrus, moves through a heavily overdosed iris-rose-jasmine heart, and closes on vanilla, patchouli, and musk, reworking Jacques Guerlain's foundational 1925 oriental with a distinctly modern iris emphasis for a new generation of wearers.

Did you know? This scent's jasmine note owes its richness to indole — the same compound found, in larger amounts, in feces. Read the full story →

Brand

Guerlain

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Launched

2011

Family

Floral

Shalimar Parfum Initial is a fragrance from Guerlain, released in 2011 and composed by Thierry Wasser. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Iris, Rose, and Jasmine, and settles into a base of Vanilla, Patchouli, and Musk.

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